Jul 29 2010
Turtle at Sunset – Tutorial #350
Woohoooo! I have reached tutorial #350. Sorry, but I just have to celebrate each milestone and give myself a pat on the back. We often are our own worst critics. How about being our own biggest fan instead. 
Today’s tutorial uses the emboss resist technique along with brayering, masking etc. etc. I need to use my clear embossing powder at the very least, once a week or I will go into withdrawal. That could get ugly folks, lol.
Sometimes I find myself extremely layout challenged. Tip, if this happens to you, just open up those Stampin’ Up! Idea Books and catalogs and be very inspired. This layout comes from the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini on page 19. Now my card looks nothing like the card in the mini, but the layout so inspired me. You get the picture, good.
Be sure to stop back to my blog tomorrow, hint, hint, I will be giving the Inspired by Nature stamp set away as blog candy. You won’t want to miss signing up for that.
Now on with the tutorial. . . . .
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Inspired by Nature and Nature’s Nest |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Peach Parfait and Old Olive |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight and Peach Parfait |
| Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Versamark Pad and Marker, Markers River Rock and More Mustard, White Gel Pen, Crop-a-dile, Jumbo Brads, Brayer, Clear embossing Powder, Heat Gun and Twine |
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On a 3.5″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock, stamped the grasses from the Stampin’ Up! set “Inspired by Nature” by first loading the stamp with Versamark, then Old Olive ink and then patted some Always Artichoke at the bottom part of the grasses before stamping it. Had to stamp this twice to get the grasses all the way across the card stock.
Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Stamped the Turtle from the Stampin’ Up! set “Nature’s Nest” by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then Basic Black ink before stamping it.
Heat embossed the turtle with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Colored the turtle in with a River Rock marker.
Added a bit of More Mustard marker.
Colored over the turtle again to blend things with the River Rock marker.
Colored the turtle with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Now my embossed images will resist the brayered ink in the next steps.
Brayered Daffodil Delight ink at the top of the card stock.
Die cut the 3.5″ circle using my Big Shot and the Circles die. Used the die cut as a mask for the sun. I held the mask in place as I brayered Peach Parfait ink at the top of the card stock.
Held the mask in place as I brayered Cajun Craze ink at the very top of the card stock, not covering the Peach Parfait ink entirely.
Removed the sun mask and sponged Old Olive ink at the bottom of the card stock.
Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Old Olive sponging entirely.
Added White Gel Pen highlights to the grasses and the turtle.
Layered the main image panel with a Basic Black panel and then a 7″ x 4″ Peach Parfait Panel.
Cut a 4″ x 8″ panel from Old Olive. Folded the end at the 7″ mark. Ripped a tiny bit of the card stock off at one end.
Sponged Cajun Craze ink at the end of the card stock.
Sponged a bit of Basic Black ink at the very edge of the card stock.
Added Stampin’ Up! Jumbo Brads using a crop-a-dile to create the holes and to set the brads.
Added some twine.
Adhered the card front to the flap of Old Olive to finish off the card.
Here it is finished measuring 4″ x 7″.
I hope this tutorial has inspired you to get your embossing powder fix.
May your day be full of adventure.
Until my next post. .. . . . . . . . .
Hugs,
Michelle
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29 responses so far
Easy tutorial to follow. A must try, thanks for the inspiration. Beautiful card. Cheers L.D.
Michelle how real looking that is. Love it. I’ve been playing with my stamps alot lately. You keep me inspired.
Pauline- Southport
Wow! That turtle is amazing. I thought it must be a photograph when I first saw it. A wonderful picture.
Hi Michelle!
Thanks so much for 350 Tutorials!!! WOW!!! Every one has been awesome and inspiring! Love your gorgeous card today too!
Great tip about using the catalogs for layouts..I am sooooo layout challenged! LOL
Hugs,
Lisa
I love turtles and your card is gorgeous. I like the bit of torn cardstock on the left. Great detail.
Eveline.
Oh Michelle, I love this card! Congrats on number 350! You are my idol!
Hi Michelle
Congrats on your 350th tutorial. As usual your card is fabulous. Thanks for your generosity in teaching us so many techniques!
Yeeeeeees , I’m loving it ! Tomorrow I do try this card.
hugs , Heike
Congratulations Michelle! 350 tutorials is definitely an achievement worth celebrating. Thank you, THANK YOU, for sharing your talents with us.
Congrats! Wow! What an amazing achievement. You a very generous to put in the work of designing, demonstrating, filming and posting so many gorgeous cards. Thank you for your generosity.
CONGRATULATIONS on this mile-stone..what an achievement!!! Thanks for sharing the beautiful card…can’t wait for tomorrow
Great–love the way the left side is done.
350!!! Love the turtle card & tut.
Congratulations on 350 fabulously inspiring tutorials. I look forward to everyone you do.
They are gorgeous. Thank you.
Beautiful!!! I’ll have to try this one. I’m sure that it won’t come out as good as yours but I love to try new things. Thanks for the inspiration!
Ooo-ooo I MUST try to make this one. My turtle loving friend would love this as would any of the men on my list! I think I have all the suplies except the Inspired by Nature grasses. I think I could draw those in.
And CONGRATULATIONS on 350 tutorials. I believe I can speak for everybody “We LOVE them ALL !!! ” Thanks for sharing your art and talent.
Big Hugs…
Congratulations on reaching your 350th tutorial…definitely need to pat yourself on the back. I know you inspire me and I can hardly wait to meet you and take your brayer classes this weekend in Ohio. See you then:)
Congrats! Love the card you chose for this milestone. (Of course, I love them all.)
Congratulations on 350..:). and I have read through every one
.. your blog is the high light of my day. I own this set and didn’t know what t do with it..now I do.
This is beautiful, love how you come up with all these fabulous ideas.
Congratulations on reaching #350! Your cards and ideas are so awe inspiring. I check everyday for your cards and ideas. They are just wonderful!!
You never cease to amaze me Michelle! Congrats on your awards, and hugs!
I love this card Michelle. I am going to have to create something like this.
gorgeous!!!!!
Oh my goodness Michelle! Not only is this layout and your design drop-dead gorgeous, but how awesome is your coloring! I love this card, and need that stamp set to CASE. Please let me be the winner of this, my Wish List is so long for my next order that I just know I can’t add this stamp set. Either way, I am going to CASE even if I have to find a different set (did this the last time, and I have to tell you the stamp I used just didn’t give it the WOW that your choice gave the card).
Big hugs to you for always sharing, I’m so in your debt!!
Sandi Dailey
gdailey@concentric.net
WOW…..great card, as usual……we are so lucky to be able to see and learn from
your tutorials…..I really enjoy each and every one of them.
Thank you for your talent,
Joy
Congrats of your 350 turorials!!!
Love it! Thanks for sharing.
Colouring, masking, sponging… you are such an ace at these and more. What a great card.
LOVE this card!!!!
Michelle … hi .. Kathy here … I took both of your classes with my friend Joyce … well, as usual, you always see things in a stamp set that I don’t imagine … I really love this set … fabulous colors. Have fun in Colorado!!! Kathy